This accessible one-volume survey of the literature of Greece and Rome covers the period between Homer around 700 BC and Augustine around AD 410.

• Highlights what is important historically and of continuing interest and value in classical literature.
  
• An introduction by the editor presents essential information in a concise, accessible way.
  
• Each chapter focuses on a particular genre or area of literature.
  
• This structure allows readers to see continuities between different periods and to move easily between the Greek...